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What does labor feel like? What types of interventions may you encounter? When is a Cesarean delivery necessary? These are some of the topics covered in our labor and delivery content center. If you're wondering about your upcoming birth, here are our best articles, expert advice, resources and tips for a happy and healthy delivery!

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Recognizing the Signs of Labor
Is It Time? Has Labor Started?
This is it. Nine months of pregnancy have all led up to this one event.

The Epidural
An Anesthesia Option for Childbirth Pain Relief
The epidural has become the most common method of pharmacological pain relief chosen by laboring women in the United States. An epidural can be used for spontaneous vaginal births, forceps- and vacuum-assisted births, as well as Cesarean births.

Birth Presentations and Delivery
A Guide for Birth Presentations and Delivery
The world of pregnancy and labor has many unique terms, expressions – and decisions. From "Lamaze" and "epidural" to "dilation" and "episiotomy," the terms used by doctors, midwives and nurses can often get confusing.

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Baby Weight Percentile Calculator
How much does Baby weigh? And where does that number fall relative to other babies? While each baby is unique and weighs just as much as they need to for their own body type, it is helpful — and interesting to know what percentile your baby is in.

Pregnancy Week by Week Calculator
How many weeks pregnant am I? Enter the date of the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP), and the Pregnancy Week by Week Calculator will calculate a week-by-week timeline of your pregnancy.

Caffeine Calculator
How much caffeine is safe during pregnancy? Use the Pregnancytoday.com Caffeine Calculator to calculate your daily caffeine intake, and then compare your results to safe caffeine levels.

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Fetal Development Week by Week
A gallery of photos showing fetal development and growth from conception to delivery.

10 Steps Toward a Positive Labor
Learn 10 steps to help you have a positive labor and delivery.